Positively Trek 295: Strange New Worlds: Toward the Night with author James Swallow!

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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Toward the Night
Exclusive Interview with author James Swallow!

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Positively Trek 295: Playing My Favourite Songs

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: Toward the Night with author James Swallow

In this episode of Positively Trek, we finally have a new novel to talk about and an author to interview! Dan Gunther welcomes back Bruce Gibson to discuss the new novel Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: Toward the Night . Joining us is the amazing author himself, James Swallow! We talk about the novel spoiler-free to begin with, but get into spoilers later as we discuss the plot of this time-twisting adventure.

Positively Trek 295: Playing My Favourite Songs

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: Toward the Night
Exclusive Interview with author James Swallow

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Positively Trek Book Club: The Scorpius Run

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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
The Scorpius Run
Dan & Brandi discuss the 5-issue miniseries

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Positively Trek 284: Book Club - Logic Without Empathy is Illogical

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: The Scorpius Run

While investigating uncharted space in the Scorpius constellation, the U.S.S. Enterprise under the command of Captain Christopher Pike is captured by a megalomaniacal dictator named Zyphyx. He forces the Enterprise crew to take part in an interstellar starship race, and in order to escape with their lives, they must win!

In this episode of the Positively Trek Book Club, hosts Dan Gunther and Brandi Jackola discuss Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: The Scorpius Run, a five-issue comic miniseries from IDW. We talk about all five issues, and give our thoughts on the series as a whole.

Positively Trek Book Club 75: Logic Without Empathy is Illogical

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: The Scorpius Run

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Positively Trek Book Club: Greg Cox on Lost to Eternity!

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Star Trek: The Original Series
Lost to Eternity
Exclusive Interview with Author Greg Cox!

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Positively Trek 281: Book Club: Martha Landon Does Do a Judo Flip

Star Trek: The Original Series: Lost to Eternity - Exclusive Interview with Greg Cox!

In 1986, Dr. Gillian Taylor of the Cetacean Institute in Sausalito, California, seemingly disappeared off the face of the Earth. In 2024, a true crime podcaster tries to get to the bottom of the nearly 40 year-old cold case. In 2268, a missing scientist threatens to spark open war between the Federation and the Klingon Empire. And in 2292, three galactic powers vie for the favor of the advanced and ancient Osori civilization. What do these events all have in common? And how will they help solve the longest missing-persons case in the history of Star Trek?

In this episode of the Positively Trek Book Club, Dan Gunther is joined by guest host Chrissie De Clerck-Szilagyi in welcoming author Greg Cox to the show to discuss his latest novel: Star Trek: The Original Series: Lost to Eternity. We talk about the three different time periods that make up the story and share our thoughts on the novel. The first part of the episode is spoiler-free, but be warned: we get into spoilers later on, so listener beware!

Positively Trek Book Club 74: Martha Landon Does Do a Judo Flip

Star Trek: The Original Series: Lost to Eternity

Exclusive Interview with Author Greg Cox!

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Positively Trek Book Club: The Motion Picture - Echoes

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Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Echoes
A 5-Issue Comic Miniseries from IDW

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Positively Trek 279: Book Club: Why Can’t We Have the Bajoran Orb of Candy Canes?

Star Trek: The Motion Picture: Echoes

The V’Ger incident has left Kirk in command of the U.S.S. Enterprise, shirking his responsibilities back at Starfleet Command to remain aboard the ship for her shakedown cruise. The cruise is interrupted by the sudden appearance of a doppelganger of Nyota Uhura from a parallel universe, on a mission to apprehend a man responsible for multiple genocides. Kirk and his crew must team with this alternate Uhura to stop a man who looks exactly like Chekov before he allies with the Romulans to develop a devastating weapon!

In this episode of the Positively Trek Book Club, hosts Dan and Brandi discuss the 5-issue miniseries Star Trek: The Motion Picture - Echoes from IDW! We talk about all five issues, what we liked and didn’t like, and share our thoughts on the miniseries as a whole.

Positively Trek Book Club 73: Why Can't We Have the Bajoran Orb of Candy Canes?

Star Trek: The Motion Picture - Echoes

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Positively Trek Book Club: Star Trek Celebrations!

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Star Trek Celebrations
The Podcast Discusses IDW's Special Pride Month Issue!

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Positively Trek 277: Book Club: Curiosity Killed the Cat … But Satisfaction Brought it Back!

Star Trek Celebrations

While the Star Trek universe has recently made great strides in pushing the current societal boundaries of representation and inclusion, it hasn’t always done so. However, with the current slate of new Star Trek shows since the debut of Star Trek: Discovery in 2017, the lineup of LGBTQ+ characters is so great that a new comic issue celebrating Trek’s queer community can’t even fit all of them in!

In celebration of Pride Month, IDW has released Star Trek: Celebrations, a one-shot comic issue featuring a few of Star Trek’s greatest LGBTQ+ characters, and in this episode of the Positively Trek Book Club, hosts Dan and Brandi are taking a look at the stories that comprise this comic! We discuss five short comic stories featuring Hikaru Sulu, Raffi Musiker, Seven of Nine, Christine Chapel, Paul Stamets, Jett Reno, and Beckett Mariner. We hope you enjoy the discussion, and we also hope you had a great Pride Month!

Positively Trek Book Club 72: Curiosity Killed the Cat … But Satisfaction Brought it Back!

Star Trek Celebrations

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Positively Trek Book Club: Day of Blood

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Star Trek: Day of Blood
The Podcast Discusses the Star Trek / Star Trek: Defiant Crossover!

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Positively Trek 275: Book Club: It All Comes Down to This…

Star Trek: Day of Blood

The Star Trek and Star Trek: Defiant ongoing comic series from IDW are featured in an epic crossover when the crews under Sisko and Worf come together to finally take on Kahless and his Red Path devotees. Fighting for freedom from his particular brand of tyranny, the two crews must put aside their mistrust and apprehension to work together and defeat Kahless once and for all…

In this episode of The Positively Trek Book Club, hosts Dan and Brandi discuss Star Trek: Day of Blood. We talk about all seven issues that make up the hardcover collection: The Free Comic Book Day issue Prelude to Day of Blood, Day of Blood #1, Star Trek issues 11 & 12, Star Trek: Defiant issues 7 & 8, and a personal favorite of both of us: the Eisner-nominated Day of Blood: Shaxs’ Best Day!

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Positively Trek Book Club 71: It All Comes Down to This...

Star Trek: Day of Blood

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Positively Trek Book Club: The Story We Didn't Know We Needed

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Star Trek: The Next Generation
Pliable Truths
Interview with author Dayton Ward!

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Positively Trek 273: Book Club: The Story We Didn’t Know We Needed

Dayton Ward: Pliable Truths

When Star Trek: Deep Space Nine hit our television screens in 1993, we were introduced to the planet Bajor, the end of the Cardassian Occupation, and a cast of colorful characters that were very different from the sanitized Starfleet environment of the Enterprise-D on Star Trek: The Next Generation. But what happened just before “Emissary”? How did Starfleet establish a presence in the Bajoran system? How was the withdrawal negotiated? Why did O’Brien decide to transfer to DS9? All of these questions and more are finally answered, over 30 years later, thanks to Dayton Ward’s latest Star Trek novel.

In this episode of the Positively Trek Book Club, hosts Dan Gunther and Bruce Gibson are once again joined by New York Times Bestselling author Dayton Ward to discuss his new novel, Star Trek: The Next Generation: Pliable Truths. We talk about the story of the transition from TNG to DS9 that we have been waiting decades to read!

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Positively Trek Book Club 70: The Story We Didn't Know We Needed

Star Trek: The Next Generation: Pliable Truths
Exclusive Interview with author Dayton Ward!

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Positively Trek Book Club: They Sure Like Writing for Garak!

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Star Trek Explorer Presents:
"The Mission" and Other Stories
Part 2 of 2

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Positively Trek 270: Book Club: They Sure Like Writing for Garak!

Star Trek Explorer Presents: “The Mission” and Other Stories - Part 2/2

Back in episode 264, we took a look at the first 7 short stories that make up the collection Star Trek Explorer Presents: “The Mission” and Other Stories. And now we’re back to finish them off!

In this week’s episode of the Positively Trek Book Club, hosts Dan Gunther and Bruce Gibson are talking about 7 Star Trek short stories, all of which appeared in issues of the Star Trek Explorer magazine. Join us as we journey to Deep Space Nine for 6 of the stories before we take a quick side trip to the Delta Quadrant for story number 7. Featured authors include James Swallow, Una McCormack, Michael Carroll, John Peel, Keith R.A. DeCandido, and Michael Collins.

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Positively Trek Book Club 69: They Sure Like Writing for Garak!

Star Trek Explorer Presents: "The Mission" and Other Stories

Part 2 of 2

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Positively Trek Book Club: Morn's Little Partner in Crime

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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
The Dog of War

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Positively Trek 267: Book Club: Morn’s Little Partner in Crime

Deep Space Nine: The Dog of War

At the height of the Dominion War, Deep Space Nine receives an unexpected guest: a priceless purebred corgi, which Quark names Latinum. Along with the adorable canine comes a mysterious Borg component which might help the Federation and its allies win the war… or spell doom for the entire Alpha Quadrant.

In this episode of the Positively Trek Book Club, hosts Dan and Brandi discuss Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: The Dog of War, a comic miniseries from IDW that was recently released as a graphic novel. We talk about all five issues, including Quark’s discovery of his love of one dog in particular, Sisko’s dilemma, and the mysterious shadowy organization with the ridiculous name “The Brokers on the Black Market.”

Positively Trek Book Club 68: Morn's Little Partner in Crime

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: The Dog of War

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Positively Trek Book Club: Seven of Nine Knows Her Name!

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Star Trek: Picard
Firewall
Exclusive Interview with author David Mack!

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Positively Trek 265: Book Club: Seven of Nine Knows Her Name!

Picard: Firewall with David Mack & Guest Host Jessie Gender 

In this episode of the Positively Trek Book Club, Dan Gunther and guest host Jessie Gender welcome David Mack to the show to discuss his new novel, Star Trek: Picard: Firewall!

When the USS Voyager returned to Earth, Seven of Nine’s life looked promising: Earth, the bastion of acceptance and equality, stood ready to accept the former Borg with open arms. Right?

Reality proved to be very different from what had been promised, and soon Seven finds herself on the outside looking in. Refused a commission in Starfleet, and even denied Federation membership, she sets out to find herself, beginning a journey that would eventually lead to the Fenris Rangers and the Seven that we meet in the series Star Trek: Picard.

Positively Trek Book Club 67: Seven of Nine Knows Her Name!

Star Trek: Picard: Firewall

Exclusive Interview with author David Mack!

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Positively Trek Book Club: Did Anyone Have Android Pulaski on Their Bingo Card?

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Star Trek Explorer Presents:
"The Mission" and Other Stories
Part 1/2

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Positively Trek 264: Book Club: Did Anyone Have Android Pulaski on Their Bingo Card?

Star Trek Explorer Presents: “The Mission” and Other Stories - Part 1 of 2

We here at the Positively Trek Book Club pride ourselves on covering every new Star Trek novel that is released. However, the releases are fewer and farther between these days. Thankfully, there are many places for us to go to get our Star Trek fiction fix!

The Star Trek Explorer magazine has been publishing original Star Trek short stories since it started in 2021, showcasing unique corners of the Trek universe and written by some of the biggest names in Star Trek writing. In February of 2024, the most recent hardcover collection of these stories was released: Star Trek Explorer Presents: “The Mission” and Other Stories, featuring 14 of the short stories from recent issues.

In this episode of the Positively Trek Book Club, host Dan Gunther welcomes Bruce Gibson back to the show to discuss the first 7 of the stories featured in this collection. We discuss:

“Control” by John Peel

“The Guardian” by Gary Russell

“The Disavowed” by Christopher Cooper

“Paghabi” by Chris Dows

“Pulaski 2.0” by Greg Cox

“The Expert” by Gary Russell

and “Scramble” by Greg Cox

The remaining 7 stories in the collection will be featured in a future episode.

Positively Trek Book Club 66: Did Anyone Have Android Pulaski on Their Bingo Card?

Star Trek Explorer Presents: "The Mission" and Other Stories
Part 1 of 2

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Positively Trek Book Club: The Red Path (Star Trek Volume 2)

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Star Trek: Volume 2
The Red Path

The flagship Star Trek comic series by Collin Kelly & Jackson Lanzing

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Positively Trek 262: Book Club: The Red Path

Star Trek Volume 2: Issues 7-10, Plus the 2023 Annual

The mission to stop Kahless on his mad quest to kill the gods continues! But first… Sisko on trial!

In this episode of the Positively Trek Book Club, hosts Dan and Brandi discuss the second hardcover omnibus collection of the Star Trek flagship comic from IDW: The Red Path. We talk about all four issues of this arc, plus the 2023 annual Star Trek issue that’s included in this collection.

Positively Trek Book Club 65: The Red Path

Star Trek Volume 2 by Collin Kelly & Jackson Lanzing

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